According to new research published in Nature, depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder are linked with ancient viral DNA known as HERVs in our genome. Ancient viruses have left behind genetic sequences that makeup 8% of human DNA. These sequences are known as human endogenous retroviruses or Hervs, and they have
Hostilities in Myanmar are intensifying between the junta and resistance groups. The US backs the opposition NUG, while China and Russia support the military rulers. This suggests a wider geopolitical struggle brewing in the region. To suggest that the United States and China are waging a New Cold War proxy
Nissan, in a statement, warned U.S. owners of older vehicles like 2000s Sentra and Pathfinder not to drive them due to the risk of exploding airbags caused by defective Takata airbag inflators. Nissan is advising owners of around 84,000 older cars in the United States to cease operating them due
According to a recent report by OpenAI, an Israeli firm named STOIC tried to influence Indian elections using ChatGPT but was thwarted by OpenAI. Four days before the results of the Lok Sabha elections are announced, OpenAI made a stunning announcement claiming that it has thwarted clandestine efforts that aimed
Gain-Of-Function research, involving organizations like the USDA, CAS, and Roslin Institute, may explain the recent jump of bird flu, specifically the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, to cows and humans. You can read the original article here. At least twice in the last six months, experts have been taken aback by avian
NASA and international partners are collaborating to establish a new timekeeping system for the moon, addressing the complexities of lunar time as astronauts prepare for future missions. The fundamental issue with timekeeping is perhaps the most mind-boggling peculiarity of our universe: seconds pass by ever so slightly more quickly at
The latest FAO report highlights the persistent issue of world hunger, with Africa facing the most significant challenges. Despite progress in some regions, hunger rates are projected to rise in Africa by 2030. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its most recent report for 2022,
The Department of Health and Social Care declared that private prescriptions of puberty blockers are banned in the UK, effective from June 3 until September 3. You can read the original article here. In an effort to eliminate a loophole allowing access to the medications, the UK government has prohibited
According to the Times of India, India’s central bank, the RBI, has moved 100 tons of gold from the UK to domestic vaults because the stock was increasing abroad. A little over 100 metric tons of gold have been transferred by India’s central bank from the United Kingdom to its
